The document discusses relative pronouns and relative clauses. It defines who, which, that, whose, where, and when as relative pronouns used for people, animals, things, possession, places, and time respectively. Defining relative clauses are necessary for the meaning of the sentence, while non-defining relative clauses provide extra information about the sentence in commas. Examples are provided to illustrate defining and non-defining relative clauses.
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3. WH
O is used
for people
A dentist is a person who
fixes our
teeth.
6. THAT: for people, animals
and things
A dentist is a
person that fixes
our teeth.
Elephants are wild
animals that live in
the jungle.
The letters that
are on the table
are for Emma.
9. WHEN
is used for time
Saturday is the only day
when we
can relax.
10. Defining and non-defining
relative clauses
I need a computer which works fast.
The school, which was built in 1929,
has 100 students.
She’s the girl who lives next door.
My brother, who is really good at
swimming, won the race.
That’s the CD (that) I bought
yesterday.
11. Defining relative
clauses
I need a computer
which works fast.
She’s the girl
who lives next
door.
They are necessary for the rest of the
sentence.
12. Non-Defining relative
clauses
The school, which
was built in 1929,
has 100 students.
My brother, who is
really good at
swimming, won the
race.
They give extra information about the
sentence.
